LS polls: Rahul Gandhi to revisit Bihar on April 16

Patna: Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi will make a second visit to Bihar on April 16 to address an election rally in minority dominated Araria in favour of party nominee from Kisanganj Lok Sabha seat.

Rahul’s visit to Araria on April 16 was announced by state party media in-charge Prem Chand Mishra on Saturday.

State Congress president Ashok Choudhary has sent instructions to the district unit for making arrangements for the rally at Araria to garner votes for party Kisanganj nominee Maulana Asrarul Haque, he said.

Kisanganj will witness voting in the third phase in Bihar on April 24.

This will be Rahul's second visit to Bihar, having 40 Lok Sabha seats, for campaigning for the parliamentary elections.

He had addressed his maiden election meeting at Aurangabad in support of former Kerala governor Nikhil Kumar on April 1.